Happy Place Child Care Of Middletown

“Ensure children have blood lead screenings. Send Child #2, 12, and 14 to OCCL.”

“Ensure children have health appraisals on file. Send Child #1's health appraisal with immunizations to OCCL.”

“Ensure no hazards are on the playground. Repair, replace, or cover area between poured-in-place and concrete.”

“Ensure staff wash hands after changing diapers. Review regulation and procedure with Staff #1 and send to OCCL.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs one reference letter. Staff #2 needs either one service letter and one reference letter, or 3 additional references. Staff #4 needs 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training and signed job description.”

“Ensure thermometer in kitchen refrigerator reads 41 degrees or below. Send a picture to OCCL.”

“On March 14, 2023, a complaint was made to the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint on March 16, 2023, and accepted it for investigation regarding improper discipline. On March 15, 2023, the owner/administrator self-reported a notification she received from a parent who stated a specific staff member hit their child s butt when she misbehaved. An investigation was conducted on March 28, 2023. The complaint is substantiated because a licensing specialist observed a different staff member improperly discipline a child by grabbing the child s arm and roughly placing the child in a chair. Based on interviews with staff and the owner/administrator, there is no evidence to substantiate the reported allegation that the specific staff member improperly disciplined the particular child. The staff interviewed denied ever seeing or hearing of the staff member improperly disciplining a child.”

“All staff files must be complete. -All staff must complete the seven-hour Health and Safety Training for EC Professionals, except Staff #1 through #7. Send copies of certificates to OCCL.”